Christian Fischer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Educational Effectiveness
University of Tübingen
I am an Assistant Professor of Educational Effectiveness at the Hector Research Institute of Education Sciences and Psychology at the University of Tübingen in Germany and a Research Affiliate with the UC Irvine School of Education. Before coming to Tübingen, I was a distinguished postdoctoral scholar at UC Irvine. My Ph.D. in Learning Technologies from the University of Michigan received the Robert Schuck Distinguished Dissertation in Teacher Education Award from the Association of Teacher Educators. Previously, I studied Education, Physics, and Mathematics at the Ruhr University Bochum, the ETH Zurich, and UC Berkeley.
Research
My research is guided by the mission to improve teaching and learning processes in STEM education, with a particular focus on digital technologies. I mostly apply methods related to learning analytics, (quasi-)experimental designs for causal inference, and survey research and measurement. More details on my research projects are described on the research site.
Funding
I am affiliated with multiple interdisciplinary, large-scale research projects that analyze teacher change in response to high-stakes science exam reforms, virtual learning environments in higher education, and undergraduate student success. More details on these projects and other grants and awards are listed on the grants & awards site.
Publications
A list of my academic publications and presentations are described on Google Scholar, Research Gate, and the publications site. A comprehensive description of my academic work is provided on my curriculum vitae.
Contact
I can be reached via @FischerTubingen on Twitter. Other ways to reach me are described on the contact site.